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I am excited to announce that this Oct., Lucas Morel and I will publish Frederick Douglass's writings on Abraham Lincoln. We've discovered a dozen letters & speeches that are completely unknown to historians, some of which will transform our thinking about Douglass.

The deadline to submit for Center for Civil War Research's 2025 conference approaches! We'll be looking a the legal history of the CW era, defined quite broadly. If you're working on something in this area, please consider applying! The Society of Civil War Historians TheSouthernSHA SHEAR American Society for Legal History

The deadline for the Anthony Kaye Memorial Essay Prize has been extended to June 15th. See submission info below:

One week remains to submit for Center for Civil War Research's 2025 conference, "New Directions in the Legal History of the Civil War Era," in Oxford, MS next 10/16-18. Details below! Please share! olemiss.edu/civil-war-rese… The Society of Civil War Historians TheSouthernSHA American Society for Legal History SHGAPE SHEAR

The deadline to submit for Center for Civil War Research's 2025 conference, "New Directions in the Legal History of the Civil War Era," is this Friday, June 6! Please consider applying, and share broadly! olemiss.edu/civil-war-rese… The Society of Civil War Historians Journal of CW Era American Society for Legal History SHEAR TheSouthernSHA

Deadline approaching! Friday, June 6! Please consider submitting!

I was lucky to get an advance look at this volume from Jonathan White and Lucas Morel. It's a really great volume that will be an excellent tool for teaching the Civil War era.

Looking forward to getting into the latest from Craig Friend, courtesy of UNC Press!

Congratulations, Lucas Kelley!

A pardon from Abraham Lincoln AND Jefferson Davis - who was Charles Cowlam? Learn more about this convict, spy, detective, congressional candidate, adventurer, and con artist from author Frank W. Garmon Jr., Saturday at 2pm ET on our "The Civil War" series on CSPAN 2.

Had a wonderful weekend in Columbus, MS at the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters banquet. Honored to have received the 2025 prize for nonfiction! OUP History umhistory UM Liberal Arts

I'm looking forward to talking the slavery, the Civil War, and emancipation tomorrow with Elliott Drago and the Jack Miller Center ahead of Juneteenth.

NARA telling historians they can't park directly at NARA II:

Thrilled to be kicking off my time this morning as the Suzanne and Caleb Loring Research Fellow Massachusetts Historical Society!

First time at the Boston Athenaeum, and it's hard to imagine a more beautiful place in which to do research. Grateful for the support of a Loring Fellowship to do so.

"Fighting Joe" or "Fighting, Joe"?